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DescriptionBombe Desk and Bookcase 1753 Benjamin Frothingham Jr.jpg
English: Bombé desk and bookcase (1753), by Benjamin Frothingham, Jr., Charlestown, Massachusetts.
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This is the earliest documented piece of bombé furniture made in the 13 Colonies. Made for a Dr. Sprague, the desk was signed and dated by Frothingham.
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Note: This only applies to original works of the Federal Government and not to the work of any individual U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, county, municipality, or any other subdivision. This template also does not apply to postage stamp designs published by the United States Postal Service since 1978. (See § 313.6(C)(1) of Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices). It also does not apply to certain US coins; see The US Mint Terms of Use.
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